2020

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December 2020

1. 31 DecSome Covid Links
2. 31 DecAnd a Presumption Also of Government Failure
3. 31 DecQuotation of the Day…
4. 30 DecMore on Lockdowns and the Presumption of Liberty
5. 30 DecPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Inflation’s worst consequence”
6. 30 DecSome Covid Links
7. 30 DecQuotation of the Day…
8. 29 DecLockdowns and the Presumption of Liberty
9. 29 DecSome Covid Links
10. 29 DecQuotation of the Day…
11. 28 DecMore Principles of International Trade
12. 28 DecQuotation of the Day…
13. 27 DecMaking Visible Some of the Unseen Tragedies of Covid Derangement Syndrome
14. 27 DecSome Covid Links
15. 27 DecQuotation of the Day…
16. 26 DecWise Warnings Conveyed With Wit
17. 26 DecSome Links
18. 26 DecQuotation of the Day…
19. 25 DecSome Links
20. 25 DecA Short Video on 2020’s Derangement
21. 25 DecQuotation of the Day…
22. 24 DecCovid Lockdowns Will Not Boost Innovation
23. 24 DecQuotation of the Day…
24. 23 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
25. 23 DecIvor Cummins Further Documents…
26. 23 DecSome Covid Links
27. 23 DecQuotation of the Day…
28. 22 DecBe More Skeptical of Lockdowns
29. 22 DecHeroes In a Year of Horrors
30. 22 DecInformation About a Memorial Service for Walter Williams
31. 22 DecSome Covid Links
32. 22 DecQuotation of the Day…
33. 21 DecActions Speak Louder than Words
34. 21 DecCovid Hypocrites – and Liars
35. 21 DecTwelve Principles of Public Health
36. 21 DecA Pandemic of Covid Myths
37. 21 DecWhat If Safetyism Is Applied to Everything?!
38. 21 DecSome Covid Links
39. 21 DecQuotation of the Day…
40. 21 DecCan Anyone Tell Me…
41. 20 DecTruth Through Humor
42. 20 DecSome Links
43. 20 DecStanding and Delivering Against Lockdown Tyranny
44. 20 DecQuotation of the Day…
45. 20 DecMartin Kulldorff at the Soho Forum
46. 20 Dec2020 Compared to 2019
47. 19 DecYet More on Covid-19’s Risk to Young Adults
48. 19 DecBe Brave in the Covid Age!
49. 19 DecThe Dangers of Using Hard Consonants During the Covid Crisis!
50. 19 DecSome Covid Links
51. 19 DecQuotation of the Day…
52. 18 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
53. 18 DecSome Links
54. 18 DecTo Repeat: Covid-19 Poses No Serious Risk to Young Adults
55. 18 DecQuotation of the Day…
56. 17 DecCovid-19 Is Indeed Relatively Harmless for Younger Adults
57. 17 DecSome Links
58. 17 DecQuotation of the Day…
59. 16 DecIn Defense of the Morality of Lockdown Opposition
60. 16 DecAn Open Letter to Tyler Cowen
61. 16 DecSome Covid Links
62. 16 DecQuotation of the Day…
63. 15 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
64. 15 DecBrilliant Essay on Covid Derangement Syndrome
65. 15 DecSome Links
66. 15 DecQuotation of the Day…
67. 15 DecConstant-ly Relevant
68. 14 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
69. 14 DecMore On the Risk of Dying from Covid (Which Is Falling)
70. 14 DecOn the Sensation of Tyranny
71. 14 DecComparing Covid Cases to Covid Deaths
72. 14 DecSome Covid Links
73. 14 DecQuotation of the Day…
74. 13 DecSome Links
75. 13 DecThe True Blue Covid Lockdown Resistance
76. 13 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
77. 13 DecPeter Hitchens on Covid Derangement Syndrome’s Pummeling of Civilization
78. 13 DecStar Parker on Walter Williams
79. 13 DecQuotation of the Day…
80. 13 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
81. 12 DecMore 2020 Insanity
82. 12 DecSome Covid Links
83. 12 DecPCR Tests and Rapid Antigen Tests
84. 12 DecTyranny Storms In
85. 12 DecMuch Sad Truth In this Humor
86. 12 DecQuotation of the Day…
87. 12 DecTo Prevent Death…
88. 11 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
89. 11 DecSome Links
90. 11 DecOut of Our Minds Is Caused by Out of Context
91. 11 DecQuotation of the Day…
92. 10 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
93. 10 DecOn the Reaction to Covid-19
94. 10 DecSome Links
95. 10 DecQuotation of the Day…
96. 9 DecWalter Williams’s Final Column
97. 9 DecMore Remembrances of the Late, Great Walter Williams
98. 9 DecMore Principles of International Trade
99. 9 DecSome Links
100. 9 DecQuotation of the Day…
101. 9 DecA Wonderful Tribute to My Beloved Colleague and Friend, Walter Williams
102. 8 DecOn Hospital Utilization Rates in the U.S.
103. 8 DecWalter Williams Memorial Service
104. 8 DecDaily Confirmed Covid-19 Cases and Deaths, United States
105. 8 DecFighting CDS-20
106. 8 DecDrop the “It’s Guided by the Science” Pretext
107. 8 DecQuotation of the Day…
108. 7 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
109. 7 DecThe “Science” Driving 2020’s Covid Lockdowns is Medieval
110. 7 DecResisting Tyranny
111. 7 DecHospital Utilization in the United States
112. 7 DecSome Links
113. 7 DecQuotation of the Day…
114. 6 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
115. 6 DecSebastian Rushworth
116. 6 DecAt Least in Ireland the Mainstream Media are Finally Reporting on Covid-19 with More Balance
117. 6 DecSpeaking Out Against the Media’s Stoking of Covid Derangement Syndrome
118. 6 DecMore on the Test for Covid
119. 6 DecSome Links
120. 6 DecQuotation of the Day…
121. 6 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
122. 5 DecAnother Discussion of the Lethality of the Horrible Novel Disease, Covid Derangement Syndrome
123. 5 DecSome Links
124. 5 DecQuotation of the Day…
125. 4 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
126. 4 DecActual Rather that Tweet Tyranny
127. 4 DecWisdom from Hans Eicholz
128. 4 DecSome Covid Links
129. 4 DecIn the Name of Fighting Covid-19, Humanity is Being Terrorized
130. 4 DecQuotation of the Day…
131. 3 DecPrinciples of International Trade
132. 3 DecRemembering Walter Williams
133. 3 DecQuotation of the Day…
134. 3 DecMy Inadequate Tribute to One of the Greatest Men I’ve Ever Known
135. 2 DecWalter Williams
136. 2 DecSome Links
137. 2 DecQuotation of the Day…
138. 2 DecBonus Quotation of the Day…
139. 1 DecPutting Stock in Competition
140. 1 DecSome Links
141. 1 DecQuotation of the Day…

November 2020

1. 30 NovFurther Reflections on Hygiene Socialism
2. 30 NovHygiene Socialism
3. 30 NovSome Links
4. 30 NovPerspective Is Always Necessary
5. 30 NovQuotation of the Day…
6. 29 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
7. 29 NovRuss Roberts (Econ)Talks with Virginia Postrel
8. 29 NovMore Ivor Cummins on Covid Derangement Syndrome
9. 29 NovSome Covid Links
10. 29 NovQuotation of the Day…
11. 28 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
12. 28 NovAnother Appalling ‘Report’ on Covid-19
13. 28 NovSome Covid Links
14. 28 NovQuotation of the Day…
15. 28 NovA Powerful Video In Support of Anti-Lockdowners
16. 28 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
17. 27 NovThe “New Economy” Enriches Us All
18. 27 NovAn Apologetic Explanation (or, Perhaps, a Retraction)
19. 27 NovSome Covid-19 Links
20. 27 NovQuotation of the Day…
21. 26 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
22. 26 NovThankful for Ivor Cummins
23. 26 NovSome Links
24. 26 NovQuotation of the Day…
25. 25 NovSome Links
26. 25 NovQuotation of the Day…
27. 25 NovTyranny Unmasked
28. 24 NovNo More Lockdown
29. 24 NovSome Links
30. 24 NovQuotation of the Day…
31. 23 NovTyler vs. Tyler?
32. 23 NovWishing that Hans Rosling Were Still Alive
33. 23 NovSome Links
34. 23 NovQuotation of the Day…
35. 22 NovSome Links
36. 22 NovQuotation of the Day…
37. 21 NovSome Covid Links
38. 21 NovQuotation of the Day…
39. 20 NovSome Links
40. 20 NovQuotation of the Day…
41. 20 NovThe “Quotation of the Day” from Exactly One Year Ago…
42. 19 NovOn the Logic of Unilateral Free Trade
43. 19 NovSee Beyond the Obvious
44. 19 NovQuotation of the Day…
45. 19 NovDavid Stockman on Covid-19 and Fauci
46. 18 NovSafe and Effective
47. 18 NovSome Covid Links
48. 18 NovQuotation of the Day…
49. 17 NovQuotation of the Day…
50. 16 NovPersuasion Isn’t Predation
51. 16 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
52. 16 NovCato’s Annual Monetary Conference…
53. 16 NovSome Links
54. 16 NovPeace Through Commerce
55. 16 NovQuotation of the Day…
56. 15 NovMore from Ivor Cummins on Covid-19
57. 15 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
58. 15 NovSome Links
59. 15 NovQuotation of the Day…
60. 15 NovKeeping Covid Perspective
61. 14 NovQuotation of the Day…
62. 14 NovAssociate Justice Samuel Alito
63. 13 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
64. 13 NovSome Links
65. 13 NovQuotation of the Day…
66. 12 NovSome Links
67. 12 NovQuestions for All Who Support (or Tolerate) Covid-19 Lockdowns
68. 12 NovQuotation of the Day…
69. 11 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
70. 11 NovMore Faulty Covid Data
71. 11 NovSome Covid Links
72. 11 NovQuotation of the Day…
73. 10 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
74. 10 NovSome Links
75. 10 NovQuotation of the Day…
76. 10 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
77. 9 NovAdam Smith and Covid-19
78. 9 NovAgreeing and Disagreeing With Tyler Cowen on Covid-19
79. 9 NovSome Links
80. 9 NovQuotation of the Day…
81. 8 NovQuotation of the Day…
82. 7 NovIf You Look at the Welfare Only of Protected Producers…
83. 7 NovQuotation of the Day…
84. 6 NovSome Links
85. 6 NovQuotation of the Day…
86. 5 NovTalking Economics and Trade with Nate Wadsworth
87. 5 NovSome Links
88. 5 NovQuotation of the Day…
89. 4 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
90. 4 NovSeeing More of the Unseen
91. 4 NovSome Links
92. 4 NovQuotation of the Day…
93. 3 NovJames Bovard on the Battering of the U.S. Constitution
94. 3 NovBonus Quotation of the Day…
95. 3 NovMore Covid Links
96. 3 NovQuotation of the Day…
97. 2 NovA Completely Misleading Headline
98. 2 NovCovid Collectivism, Or the Derangement of Homo Avoidcovidus
99. 2 NovMore on Paid Leave
100. 2 NovSome Links
101. 2 NovQuotation of the Day…
102. 1 NovMore Ivor Cummins on Covid
103. 1 NovFour Covid-19 Links
104. 1 NovQuotation of the Day…

October 2020

1. 31 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
2. 31 OctSome Links
3. 31 OctAnti-Science?
4. 31 OctQuotation of the Day…
5. 30 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
6. 30 OctSome Links
7. 30 OctDan Klein Makes a Prediction
8. 30 OctQuotation of the Day…
9. 29 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
10. 29 OctSome Links
11. 29 OctQuotation of the Day…
12. 28 OctOpen Letter to Matt Yglesias
13. 28 OctSome Covid Links
14. 28 OctQuotation of the Day…
15. 27 OctGet Real About Covid-19 – and About Government
16. 27 OctSome Links
17. 27 OctQuotation of the Day…
18. 26 OctIs the Orchard Really Sentient and Is the Sky Really Filled with Flying Monkeys?
19. 26 OctGMU Econ Proud
20. 26 OctInsight from Sheldon Richman
21. 26 OctSome Links
22. 26 OctQuotation of the Day…
23. 25 OctQuotation of the Day…
24. 24 OctSpecifically, Leave Us Be
25. 24 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
26. 24 Oct“There is simply no excuse for imprisoning the population”
27. 24 OctSome Covid-19 Links
28. 24 OctQuotation of the Day…
29. 23 OctLeave Google Alone
30. 23 OctSome Links
31. 23 OctQuotation of the Day…
32. 22 OctUnreal Assumptions
33. 22 OctPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Inflation 101”
34. 22 OctSome Links
35. 22 OctQuotation of the Day…
36. 21 OctNo, In the Late 19th Century Oil and Steel Prices Were Not Monopolistically High
37. 21 OctSome Links
38. 21 OctState Control of Private Parties’ Communications is Censorship
39. 21 OctQuotation of the Day…
40. 20 OctAdam Smith Would Have Opposed Industrial Policy
41. 20 OctExplicable and Inexplicable Ignorance
42. 20 OctWisdom from Vernon Smith
43. 20 OctSome Links
44. 20 OctA Stake Through the Heart of the Market System
45. 20 OctQuotation of the Day…
46. 20 OctThe Great Matt Ridley…
47. 19 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
48. 19 OctA Diagnosis
49. 19 OctSome Links
50. 19 OctQuotation of the Day…
51. 18 OctWhat Joakim Book Says
52. 18 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
53. 18 OctSome Links
54. 18 OctQuotation of the Day…
55. 17 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
56. 17 OctSome Links
57. 17 OctQuotation of the Day…
58. 16 OctCompetition Is a Discovery Procedure
59. 16 OctQuotation of the Day…
60. 16 OctOn the Origins of American Antitrust Legislation
61. 15 OctThe Black Death
62. 15 OctSome Links
63. 15 OctPaul Romer Misreads the Great Barrington Declaration
64. 15 OctQuotation of the Day…
65. 14 OctA Polarizing Myth
66. 14 OctPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “U.S. data, then & now”
67. 14 OctSome Links
68. 14 OctQuotation of the Day…
69. 13 OctCategory Error
70. 13 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
71. 13 OctPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “The rights stuff”
72. 13 OctSome Links
73. 13 OctQuotation of the Day…
74. 12 OctSome Links
75. 12 OctPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “On truth’s side”
76. 12 OctThe Absurdity of Ad Hominem
77. 12 OctQuotation of the Day…
78. 11 OctQuotation of the Day…
79. 10 OctSarah and Don Discuss Adam
80. 10 OctYet More on Industrial Policy
81. 10 OctSome Links
82. 10 OctQuotation of the Day…
83. 9 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
84. 9 OctThere’s No Substitute for Market Competition
85. 9 OctSome Links
86. 9 OctQuotation of the Day…
87. 8 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
88. 8 OctSome Links
89. 8 OctQuotation of the Day…
90. 7 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
91. 7 OctAdam Smith on Retaliatory Tariffs
92. 7 OctSome Links
93. 7 OctQuotation of the Day…
94. 6 OctOpen Letter to Brink Lindsey and Sam Hammond
95. 6 OctPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Foreign aid”
96. 6 OctTalking Sense About the Senseless Tyrannical Reaction to Covid-19
97. 6 OctSome Links
98. 6 OctQuotation of the Day…
99. 5 OctBonus Quotation of the Day…
100. 5 OctA Curve Ball Isn’t an Existential Threat
101. 5 OctSome Links
102. 5 OctQuotation of the Day…
103. 4 OctQuotation of the Day…
104. 3 OctPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Failed fed”
105. 3 OctSome Links
106. 3 OctQuotation of the Day…
107. 2 OctQuotation of the Day…
108. 1 OctIf You Support Lockdowns…
109. 1 OctLockdownism
110. 1 OctExpert Failure to Know
111. 1 OctSome Links
112. 1 OctPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Idealism vs. cynicism”
113. 1 OctQuotation of the Day…

September 2020

1. 30 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
2. 30 SepSome Links
3. 30 SepQuotation of the Day…
4. 29 SepRidiculous Widespread Beliefs
5. 29 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
6. 29 SepSome Links
7. 29 SepPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Economics’ limits”
8. 29 SepQuotation of the Day…
9. 28 SepWhat If?
10. 28 SepHuman Gullibility
11. 28 SepSome Links
12. 28 SepQuotation of the Day…
13. 27 SepQuotation of the Day…
14. 26 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
15. 26 SepSome Links
16. 26 SepQuotation of the Day…
17. 25 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
18. 25 SepPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Your sovereignty & trade”
19. 25 SepQuotation of the Day…
20. 24 SepThat’s Not How It Works
21. 24 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
22. 24 SepSome Links
23. 24 SepQuotation of the Day…
24. 23 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
25. 23 SepPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “One way out”
26. 23 SepQuotation of the Day…
27. 22 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
28. 22 SepCoase and Covid: The Spectrum
29. 22 SepSome Links
30. 22 SepQuotation of the Day…
31. 21 SepSubsidies, Like Tariffs, Impoverish
32. 21 SepQuotation of the Day…
33. 20 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
34. 20 SepSome Links
35. 20 SepQuotation of the Day…
36. 19 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
37. 19 SepSome Links
38. 19 SepQuotation of the Day…
39. 18 SepModern Democracy
40. 18 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
41. 18 SepAdam Smith and His National-Defense Exception to a Policy of Unilateral Free Trade
42. 18 SepQuotation of the Day…
43. 17 SepBill Maher on the Covid Lockdowns
44. 17 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
45. 17 SepEconomic Ignorance Runs Deeply
46. 17 SepRiffing on David Hume and Jonathan Haidt
47. 17 SepPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Letters, he writes letters”
48. 17 SepSome Links
49. 17 SepQuotation of the Day…
50. 17 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
51. 16 SepSome Links
52. 16 Sep“Is” Never Implies “Ought”
53. 16 SepQuotation of the Day…
54. 16 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
55. 15 SepMaking the Case for a Policy of Unilateral Free Trade
56. 15 SepSome Links
57. 15 SepQuotation of the Day…
58. 14 SepReplying to Branko Milanović
59. 14 SepThe Individualized Option
60. 14 SepQuotation of the Day…
61. 13 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
62. 13 SepSome Links
63. 13 SepQuotation of the Day…
64. 12 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
65. 12 SepHeaven Protect Us from the Muscular
66. 12 SepQuotation of the Day…
67. 11 SepIs Middle-Class Stagnation a Myth?
68. 11 SepReich Is Wrong Again
69. 11 SepQuotation of the Day…
70. 10 SepCoase and Covid
71. 10 SepSome Links
72. 10 SepQuotation of the Day…
73. 9 SepA Powerful Video on Covid
74. 9 SepQuotation of the Day…
75. 8 SepOh What I Wouldn’t Give to Have Mencken Live Again
76. 8 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
77. 8 SepSome Links
78. 8 SepPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Life before industry”
79. 8 SepQuotation of the Day…
80. 7 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
81. 7 SepAn Open Letter to Fred Hochberg
82. 7 SepQuotation of the Day…
83. 7 Sep“I’d Like TWO Yachts!”
84. 6 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
85. 6 SepQuotation of the Day…
86. 5 SepSome Links
87. 5 SepQuotation of the Day…
88. 4 SepAn Ignorant and Dishonest Performance
89. 4 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
90. 4 SepPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “88 keys to economy”
91. 4 SepSome Links
92. 4 SepQuotation of the Day…
93. 3 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
94. 3 SepI Oppose Private-Property Appropriation
95. 3 SepSome Links
96. 3 SepQuotation of the Day…
97. 2 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
98. 2 SepPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Economy puzzle solved”
99. 2 SepWe Need Refuge
100. 2 SepQuotation of the Day…
101. 1 SepBonus Quotation of the Day…
102. 1 SepSome Links
103. 1 SepMaterial Benefits Aren’t Necessarily ‘Materialistic’
104. 1 Sep‘Expertise’ Seizes Power
105. 1 SepQuotation of the Day…

August 2020

1. 31 AugPolitics Isn’t for Me
2. 31 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
3. 31 AugSteering the Economy Over a Cliff
4. 31 AugSome Links
5. 31 AugTo Where Is America’s Middle-Class ‘Disappearing’?
6. 31 AugQuotation of the Day…
7. 30 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
8. 30 AugQuotation of the Day…
9. 29 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
10. 29 AugSee! No Gulags! Industrial Policy Works!
11. 29 AugQuotation of the Day…
12. 28 AugOren Cass Still Misses the Unseen
13. 28 AugSome Links
14. 28 AugPeter Minowitz on Racism
15. 28 AugQuotation of the Day…
16. 27 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
17. 27 AugSome Links
18. 27 AugUnmasking the Full Effects of Mask Mandates
19. 27 AugPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Piecing it together”
20. 27 AugQuotation of the Day…
21. 26 AugCapitalism versus Socialism
22. 26 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
23. 26 AugMonetize That Thar Claim!
24. 26 AugAnd There’s the Rub
25. 26 AugSome Links
26. 26 AugQuotation of the Day…
27. 25 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
28. 25 AugAgain Asking: If They’re So Smart….
29. 25 AugQuotation of the Day…
30. 24 AugDo American Workers Need Labor Unions?
31. 24 AugPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Puzzling complexity”
32. 24 AugSome Links
33. 24 AugQuotation of the Day…
34. 23 AugScott Atlas on the Irrationality of the Response to Covid
35. 23 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
36. 23 AugQuotation of the Day…
37. 22 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
38. 22 AugSome Links
39. 22 AugQuotation of the Day…
40. 21 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
41. 21 AugWhen are We Free To Choose?
42. 21 AugQuotation of the Day…
43. 20 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
44. 20 AugSome Links
45. 20 AugQuotation of the Day…
46. 19 AugStated Intentions Are Not Results
47. 19 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
48. 19 Aug“They Blinded Us From Science”
49. 19 AugSome Links
50. 19 AugQuotation of the Day…
51. 18 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
52. 18 AugPanic Is Imprudent
53. 18 AugQuotation of the Day…
54. 17 AugSledgehammered or Stampeded: Either Fate is Horrific
55. 17 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
56. 17 AugSome Links
57. 17 AugQuotation of the Day…
58. 17 AugDestroying Predatory Institutions Differs Categorically from Destroying Physical Assets and Resources
59. 16 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
60. 16 AugSome Links
61. 16 AugQuotation of the Day…
62. 15 AugPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Who you callin’ ‘Shorty’?”
63. 15 AugQuotation of the Day…
64. 14 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
65. 14 AugPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Sorry, Milton: Let ’em in”
66. 14 AugWill the Beirut Boom Cause a Beirut Boom?
67. 14 AugIf Protectionists are So Smart, Why Ain’t They Rich?
68. 14 AugSome Links
69. 14 AugQuotation of the Day…
70. 13 AugThe Unenviable Lot of the Protectionist
71. 13 AugProtectionism Is Malignant
72. 13 AugSome Links
73. 13 AugQuotation of the Day…
74. 12 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
75. 12 AugProtectionists Are Deeply Confused
76. 12 AugSome Links
77. 12 AugQuotation of the Day…
78. 11 AugQuotation of the Day…
79. 10 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
80. 10 AugSome Links
81. 10 AugQuotation of the Day…
82. 9 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
83. 9 AugQuotation of the Day…
84. 8 AugYou Did PAY for That!
85. 8 AugQuotation of the Day…
86. 7 AugPeople Believe the Damndest Things
87. 7 AugQuotation of the Day…
88. 6 AugQuotation of the Day…
89. 5 AugScary Understanding
90. 5 AugSome Links
91. 5 AugQuotation of the Day…
92. 4 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
93. 4 AugSome Links
94. 4 AugQuotation of the Day…
95. 3 AugAgain on Unemployment Benefits and Paid Leave
96. 3 AugMy Covid Cri de Cœur
97. 3 AugSome Links
98. 3 AugBecome a Wokologist!
99. 3 AugQuotation of the Day…
100. 2 AugPaw Boudreaux, 1900-1975
101. 2 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
102. 2 AugSome Links
103. 2 AugQuotation of the Day…
104. 1 AugI Wonder…
105. 1 AugBonus Quotation of the Day…
106. 1 AugQuotation of the Day…

July 2020

1. 31 JulNot Everything Is Scarce. Example: Economic Ignorance
2. 31 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
3. 31 JulSome Links
4. 31 JulQuotation of the Day…
5. 30 JulOn Adam Smith on Mercantilism
6. 30 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
7. 30 JulSome Links
8. 30 JulNever has F.D.R. Spoken to Me – but On One Point He Does So Now
9. 30 JulEconomics’s Vital Role
10. 30 JulCovid Is Working With Milton and Rose Friedman
11. 30 JulQuotation of the Day…
12. 29 Jul“How Do You Know?”
13. 29 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
14. 29 JulTo Repeat…
15. 29 JulSome Links
16. 29 JulPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Ignorance ain’t bliss”
17. 29 JulQuotation of the Day…
18. 28 JulCompulsion Initiated Against Neighbors Isn’t Neighborly
19. 28 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
20. 28 JulSome Links
21. 28 JulQuotation of the Day…
22. 27 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
23. 27 JulPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Rising costs? You bet!”
24. 27 JulThree Ways In Which Workers Might be Underpaid
25. 27 JulSome Links
26. 27 JulHoping that Bezos, Cook, Pichai, and Zuckerberg Stand Their Ground Proudly
27. 27 JulQuotation of the Day…
28. 26 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
29. 26 JulSome Links
30. 26 JulQuotation of the Day…
31. 25 JulWisdom from Vernon Smith
32. 25 JulA Heart-felt Plea for True Diversity
33. 25 JulSome Links
34. 25 JulQuotation of the Day…
35. 24 JulPopulism Returns
36. 24 JulInconceivable Complexity
37. 24 JulSome Links
38. 24 JulQuotation of the Day…
39. 23 JulAn Open Letter to David Autor
40. 23 JulSome Links
41. 23 JulQuotation of the Day…
42. 22 JulPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Famous flip-flopper”
43. 22 JulSome Links
44. 22 JulQuotation of the Day…
45. 21 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
46. 21 JulThe American Question
47. 21 JulHaving Written a Book about the Scottish Enlightenment, He Should Know Better
48. 21 JulQuotation of the Day…
49. 20 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
50. 20 JulWhy I Repeat Myself
51. 20 Jul“If You’re Against Racism, Then You Should Be a Capitalist”…
52. 20 JulSome Links
53. 20 JulQuotation of the Day…
54. 19 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
55. 19 JulSome Links
56. 19 JulQuotation of the Day…
57. 18 JulPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “For oil, tap ingenuity”
58. 18 JulSome Links
59. 18 JulQuotation of the Day…
60. 17 JulQuotation of the Day…
61. 16 JulConstant Repetition Does Not Transform Fallacies Into Facts
62. 16 JulQuotation of the Day…
63. 15 JulBeware the Teenagers!
64. 15 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
65. 15 JulSome Links
66. 15 JulQuotation of the Day…
67. 14 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
68. 14 JulThe Quality of Her Argument Is Low
69. 14 JulSome Links
70. 14 JulQuotation of the Day…
71. 13 JulOwnership and the Burden of Persuasion
72. 13 JulWhy Trust These People?
73. 13 JulUnmasking Irrationality
74. 13 JulSome Links
75. 13 JulQuotation of the Day…
76. 12 JulSpending Is Pointless Without Production
77. 12 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
78. 12 JulSome Links
79. 12 JulQuotation of the Day…
80. 11 JulQuotation of the Day…
81. 10 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
82. 10 JulPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Life, death & choices”
83. 10 JulSome Links
84. 10 JulQuotation of the Day…
85. 9 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
86. 9 JulBad Argument for Protectionism #8,933,092,991,654,722
87. 9 JulIf 5-2=3, How Can 5+2=3?
88. 9 JulSome Links
89. 9 JulQuotation of the Day…
90. 8 JulMr. Jones (and the Execrable Walter Duranty)
91. 8 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
92. 8 JulPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Wealth from wreckage?”
93. 8 JulSome Links
94. 8 JulQuotation of the Day…
95. 7 Jul1776…
96. 7 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
97. 7 JulWork is a Means, Not an End
98. 7 JulSome Links
99. 7 JulQuotation of the Day…
100. 6 JulAn Open Letter to Zach Graves
101. 6 JulStrata of the Unseen
102. 6 JulSee What Is Unseen
103. 6 JulSome Links
104. 6 JulQuotation of the Day…
105. 5 JulQuotation of the Day…
106. 4 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
107. 4 JulHong Kong Safe Harbor Act
108. 4 JulQuotation of the Day…
109. 3 JulAnother Open Letter to Peter Navarro
110. 3 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
111. 3 JulSome Links
112. 3 JulQuotation of the Day…
113. 2 JulWith Bill Walton and John Tamny
114. 2 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
115. 2 Jul“While everyone was distracted by Saul Alinsky, it turns out the real action was Antonio Gramsci.”
116. 2 JulSome Links
117. 2 JulQuotation of the Day…
118. 1 JulBonus Quotation of the Day…
119. 1 JulTaking the Knowledge Problem Seriously
120. 1 JulQuotation of the Day…

June 2020

1. 30 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
2. 30 JunThe New History of Capitalism Is Bunk
3. 30 JunSome Links
4. 30 JunQuotation of the Day…
5. 29 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
6. 29 JunBlack Classical Liberals Matter
7. 29 JunFree Markets Fail at Self-Promotion
8. 29 JunI Repeat Myself Only Because Protectionists Repeat Themselves
9. 29 JunQuotation of the Day…
10. 28 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
11. 28 JunQuotation of the Day…
12. 27 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
13. 27 JunIndustrial-Policy Advocates Routinely Display Their Ignorance of Economics
14. 27 JunQuotation of the Day…
15. 26 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
16. 26 JunSome Links
17. 26 JunThe Emotigentsia
18. 26 JunQuotation of the Day…
19. 25 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
20. 25 JunSome Links
21. 25 JunMore Mistaken Motivated Justifications for Minimum Wages
22. 25 JunQuotation of the Day…
23. 24 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
24. 24 JunCases are Not Deaths
25. 24 JunSome Links
26. 24 JunQuotation of the Day…
27. 23 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
28. 23 JunJust Wondering
29. 23 JunQuotation of the Day…
30. 22 JunPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “The Prosperity Pool”
31. 22 JunHayek and the Response to Coronavirus
32. 22 JunA Protectionist is Someone Who…
33. 22 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
34. 22 JunSome Links
35. 22 JunQuotation of the Day…
36. 21 JunFrom a Cafe Patron
37. 21 JunQuotation of the Day…
38. 20 JunIn Markets, Profits are Earned
39. 20 JunYet Another Reason to Reject Industrial Policy
40. 20 JunQuotation of the Day…
41. 19 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
42. 19 JunPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “A bridge too far”
43. 19 JunSome Links
44. 19 JunGovernment Power Is Not An Obedient Servant
45. 19 JunQuotation of the Day…
46. 18 JunSome Links
47. 18 JunSignifying Nothing
48. 18 JunQuotation of the Day…
49. 17 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
50. 17 JunMisdiagnosing Externalities
51. 17 JunQuotation of the Day…
52. 16 JunJohn Cochrane Rightly Objects to the Mobthink of Krugman, Wolfers, Yellen, and Other Economists
53. 16 JunOn Property Rights
54. 16 JunQuotation of the Day…
55. 15 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
56. 15 JunBad Use of ‘Public Good’
57. 15 JunIgnore Deficit-Doves’ Cooing
58. 15 JunSome Links
59. 15 JunQuotation of the Day…
60. 14 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
61. 14 JunSome Links
62. 14 JunQuotation of the Day…
63. 13 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
64. 13 JunSome Links
65. 13 JunQuotation of the Day…
66. 12 JunScary Signs
67. 12 JunThe Economic Impact of the Lockdown is Regressive
68. 12 JunPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “‘Jobs’ a misnomer”
69. 12 JunQuotation of the Day…
70. 11 JunOrwell Knew of What He Wrote
71. 11 Jun“Empirical” ≠ “Open”
72. 11 JunSome Links
73. 11 JunQuotation of the Day…
74. 10 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
75. 10 JunLighthizer Is Benighted
76. 10 JunQuotation of the Day…
77. 9 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
78. 9 JunPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Insurance: Health vs. real”
79. 9 JunQuotation of the Day…
80. 8 JunIncentives and Motives
81. 8 JunSome Links
82. 8 JunQuotation of the Day…
83. 7 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
84. 7 JunQuotation of the Day…
85. 6 JunPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Calif-ornery”
86. 6 JunQuotation of the Day…
87. 5 JunBonus Quotation of the Day…
88. 5 JunSome Links
89. 5 JunAnother Open Letter to Robert Lighthizer
90. 5 JunQuotation of the Day…
91. 4 JunYet Another Open Letter to Oren Cass
92. 4 JunQuotation of the Day…
93. 3 JunBe Careful With this Exception
94. 3 JunQuotation of the Day…
95. 2 JunThe (Il)Logic of Retaliatory Industrial Policy and Protectionism
96. 2 JunSome Links
97. 2 JunQuotation of the Day…
98. 2 JunThis Line About Political-Party Platforms Appears in an Op-Ed…
99. 1 JunPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Fair’s fair — right?”
100. 1 JunSome Links
101. 1 JunQuotation of the Day…

May 2020

1. 31 MayQuotation of the Day…
2. 30 MayYep, I Understand What Mr. Cass Means
3. 30 MayPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Here comes the G-20”
4. 30 MayQuotation of the Day…
5. 29 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
6. 29 MayEven Worthwhile Projects are Costly
7. 29 MayQuotation of the Day…
8. 29 MaySome Links
9. 28 MayOn the Timing of the Damage of Debt-Funded Government Activities
10. 28 MayApparently, They Aren’t Really All That Smart
11. 28 MayQuotation of the Day…
12. 27 MayIndebted to John Tamny for Sparking this Exchange
13. 27 MayPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Stimulus, Mackey & Krugman”
14. 27 MayA Reply to John Tamny
15. 27 MayBudget Deficits Do Indeed Matter
16. 27 MayQuotation of the Day…
17. 26 MayIf ‘If’ Were a Skiff…
18. 26 MayFinancial Markets Are Their Own Justification
19. 26 MaySome Links
20. 26 MayPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Can’t buy me love”
21. 26 MayQuotation of the Day…
22. 25 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
23. 25 MaySome Links
24. 25 MayQuotation of the Day…
25. 24 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
26. 24 MayQuotation of the Day…
27. 23 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
28. 23 MayIs Basic Economics Still Relevant? (And other topics)
29. 23 MaySome Links
30. 23 MayQuotation of the Day…
31. 22 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
32. 22 MayMissing the Margin
33. 22 MayOpen Letter to Wells King
34. 22 MayQuotation of the Day…
35. 21 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
36. 21 MayInternalize This
37. 21 MayTierney on Higgs on Crises and Leviathan
38. 21 MaySome Links
39. 21 MayQuotation of the Day…
40. 20 MayAnother Open Letter to Oren Cass
41. 20 MayReducing Spending > Raising Taxes
42. 20 MayPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “A good kind of deficit”
43. 20 MayQuotation of the Day…
44. 19 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
45. 19 MaySome Links
46. 19 MayQuotation of the Day…
47. 18 MayI Don’t Understand Why this Simple Point Isn’t Immediately Obvious
48. 18 MayPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Individual Liberty Day”
49. 18 MayThe Value of the Price System is Priceless
50. 18 MayQuotation of the Day…
51. 17 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
52. 17 MaySome Links
53. 17 MayPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Socialize medical care?”
54. 17 MayQuotation of the Day…
55. 16 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
56. 16 MayMy Challenge to Josh Hawley Remains Unmet
57. 16 MayQuotation of the Day…
58. 15 MaySome Links
59. 15 MayQuotation of the Day…
60. 14 MaySome Links
61. 14 MayHere’s My Preference: Mind Your Own Business
62. 14 MayQuotation of the Day…
63. 13 MayOpen Letter to Sen. Josh Hawley (who might soon be looking for his very own Smoot)
64. 13 MayCongress: Miracle Worker
65. 13 MayPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Systemic trouble”
66. 13 MaySome Links
67. 13 MayQuotation of the Day…
68. 12 MayDevice A or Device B? Both!
69. 12 MayPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “A demand for coordination”
70. 12 MaySome Links
71. 12 MayQuotation of the Day…
72. 11 MaySome Links
73. 11 MayComplexity is a Real Factor
74. 11 MayQuotation of the Day…
75. 11 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
76. 10 MayWe Should Applaud and Not Oppose Foreign Investment in Our Country
77. 10 MayQuotation of the Day…
78. 9 MayOn Trade Deficits and Foreign Ownership
79. 9 MayQuotation of the Day…
80. 8 MayGive Me Wise Over Smart Any Day
81. 8 MaySome Links
82. 8 MayQuotation of the Day…
83. 8 MayThe Economy Is Much More Complex than You Realize
84. 7 MayExtreme?
85. 7 MaySome Links
86. 7 MayQuotation of the Day…
87. 7 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
88. 6 MayHenry Olsen Really Should Learn Some Economics
89. 6 MayGeorge Will on the New York Times’s Scandalous “1619 Project”
90. 6 MaySome Links
91. 6 MayQuotation of the Day…
92. 5 MayPandemics and Science(s)
93. 5 MaySome Links
94. 5 MayAn Open Letter to Julius Krein
95. 5 MayQuotation of the Day…
96. 4 MaySome Links
97. 4 MayPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Health care’s simple economics”
98. 4 MayQuotation of the Day…
99. 3 MayBonus Quotation of the Day…
100. 3 MaySome Links
101. 3 MayQuotation of the Day…
102. 2 MaySome Links
103. 2 MayAntitrust Law Obstructs Beneficial Market Forces
104. 2 MayQuotation of the Day…
105. 1 MayThe Covid-19 Crisis and Leviathan
106. 1 MayIf…
107. 1 MayMore Trump Trade Inconsistency
108. 1 MayPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Ask the protectionist”
109. 1 MayHow A Couple Social Distances in One Home
110. 1 MayQuotation of the Day…

April 2020

1. 30 AprSome Links
2. 30 AprI Remain a Budget-Deficit Hawk
3. 30 AprMore Juliette’s Uncommon Knowledge
4. 30 AprPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Answer before intervening”
5. 30 AprQuotation of the Day…
6. 29 AprScott Lincicome on U.S. Medical Supplies
7. 29 AprA Thought on “Tiger King”
8. 29 AprWhat’s Essential Is to Come to Grips with Reality’s Stupendous Complexity
9. 29 AprSome Links
10. 29 AprT. Norman Van Cott, R.I.P.
11. 29 AprQuotation of the Day…
12. 28 AprPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Biased imagination”
13. 28 AprSome Links
14. 28 AprQuotation of the Day…
15. 27 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
16. 27 AprSo You Want Our Country to Be Self-Sufficient in Medical Supplies, Do You?
17. 27 Apr“We” Have No Unitary Budget
18. 27 AprQuotation of the Day…
19. 26 AprSome Links
20. 26 AprQuotation of the Day…
21. 25 AprThe Wrecking Ball Swings
22. 25 AprQuotation of the Day…
23. 24 AprNo Such Response Is a Public Good
24. 24 Apr“America” Does Not “Buy From” or “Sell To” Anyone or Any Country
25. 24 AprSome Links
26. 24 AprQuotation of the Day…
27. 23 AprBan Export Bans
28. 23 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
29. 23 AprThe Economy Isn’t a Machine or a Factory
30. 23 AprDo as Arnold Kling Recommends (or Maybe I’m Thinking of Mike Munger)
31. 23 AprThe Art of Childish Thinking
32. 23 AprQuotation of the Day…
33. 22 AprSome Links
34. 22 AprAn Apt Analogy?
35. 22 AprQuotation of the Day…
36. 21 AprRubio Is Ridiculous
37. 21 AprQuotation of the Day…
38. 20 AprI Do Indeed Miss the Power
39. 20 AprJuliette’s Uncommon Knowledge
40. 20 AprSome Links
41. 20 AprQuotation of the Day…
42. 19 AprMea Culpa
43. 19 AprQuotation of the Day…
44. 18 AprBruce Caldwell on “If only there were a solution to this problem….”
45. 18 AprThat ‘$400 Emergency Expense’ Myth Remerges
46. 18 AprQuotation of the Day…
47. 17 AprSome Links
48. 17 AprTariffs Worsened the Problem; More Tariffs Won’t Alleviate It
49. 17 AprYou Don’t Gotta Have Faith
50. 17 AprQuotation of the Day…
51. 16 AprPrices 2
52. 16 AprJust Say No to Protectionism
53. 16 AprThere Really Is No Such Thing As a Free Lunch
54. 16 AprJohan Norberg Understands Prices
55. 16 AprQuotation of the Day…
56. 15 AprIn the Long-Run, Keynes the Man is Dead…
57. 15 AprSome Links
58. 15 AprCleaned by Capitalism XLI
59. 15 AprQuotation of the Day…
60. 15 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
61. 14 AprVernon Smith on So-Called “Price Gouging”
62. 14 AprTeaching Me Some Economics to The Economist
63. 14 AprSome Links
64. 14 AprPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “The camel in the tent”
65. 14 AprQuotation of the Day…
66. 13 AprThe Economy Is an Immense Web, Not a Series of Chains
67. 13 AprEnd the Lockdown!
68. 13 AprLearning that Imports Are Benefits and Exports Are Costs
69. 13 AprSome Links
70. 13 AprQuotation of the Day…
71. 13 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
72. 12 AprQuotation of the Day…
73. 11 AprCrossTalk: Losing My Cool and Signing Off of the Program
74. 11 AprPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Prostitutes, pimps & pols”
75. 11 AprQuotation of the Day…
76. 10 Apr“We” Should Leave Us Alone
77. 10 AprSome Links
78. 10 AprQuotation of the Day…
79. 9 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
80. 9 AprWhat Not to Do
81. 9 AprAnswer Me This…
82. 9 AprDon’t Exclude Nicaragua from the CAFTA-DR Trade Agreement
83. 9 AprQuotation of the Day…
84. 8 AprThe Relevant Constraint
85. 8 AprAnswer Me This…
86. 8 AprSome Links
87. 8 AprPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Mencken’s timeless insights”
88. 8 AprQuotation of the Day…
89. 7 AprSome Links
90. 7 AprOily Protectionism
91. 7 AprThe Relevance of Adam Smith’s An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
92. 7 AprQuotation of the Day…
93. 6 AprHow Dependent Are Americans on Drugs Made in China?
94. 6 AprProtectionism Is a Mindless – and Dangerous – Reflex
95. 6 AprDestructive Creation Differs from Creative Destruction
96. 6 AprAnswer Me This…
97. 6 AprPittsburgh Tribune-Review: Would you buy a new car from this company?
98. 6 AprSome Links
99. 6 AprQuotation of the Day…
100. 5 AprQuotation of the Day…
101. 4 AprTrump: Too Easy an Excuse and Target
102. 4 AprBonus Quotation of the Day…
103. 4 AprAnswer Me This…
104. 4 AprSome Links
105. 4 AprQuotation of the Day…
106. 3 AprEssential Complexities
107. 3 AprReality Isn’t Optional, #778
108. 3 AprSome Links
109. 3 AprQuotation of the Day…
110. 2 AprMore on So-Called “Price Gouging”
111. 2 AprReality Isn’t Optional, #776
112. 2 AprQuotation of the Day…
113. 1 AprWhatever It Is, It Isn’t Economics
114. 1 AprQuotation of the Day…

March 2020

1. 31 MarSome Links
2. 31 MarIronic 2
3. 31 MarQuotation of the Day…
4. 30 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
5. 30 MarLeviathan and Crises
6. 30 MarQuotation of the Day…
7. 29 MarSome Links
8. 29 MarQuotation of the Day…
9. 28 MarSome Links
10. 28 MarQuotation of the Day…
11. 27 MarWhat About Economists’ Expertise?
12. 27 MarSome Links
13. 27 MarQuotation of the Day…
14. 26 MarSome Links
15. 26 MarQuotation of the Day…
16. 26 MarAn Open Letter to Florida’s Attorney General
17. 25 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
18. 25 MarDon’t Bail Out the Airlines
19. 25 MarSome Links
20. 25 MarQuotation of the Day…
21. 25 MarStrange Value System
22. 24 MarSome Links
23. 24 MarCash Isn’t Output
24. 24 MarMore on Responses to COVID-19
25. 24 MarQuotation of the Day…
26. 23 MarSome Links
27. 23 MarMore on How Globalization Makes Us Healthier
28. 23 MarIncessantly Treating Reality as If It’s Optional Doesn’t Make Reality Optional
29. 23 MarQuotation of the Day…
30. 22 MarPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “The market’s bounty”
31. 22 MarQuotation of the Day…
32. 21 MarThe Dangerous Virulence of Ignorance of Trade
33. 21 MarQuotation of the Day…
34. 20 MarSome Links
35. 20 MarPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “A cut above?”
36. 20 MarQuotation of the Day…
37. 19 MarWealth, Health, and Globalization
38. 19 MarPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “‘Socialism-lite'”
39. 19 MarSome Links
40. 19 MarQuotation of the Day…
41. 18 MarSome Links
42. 18 MarQuotation of the Day…
43. 17 MarLet’s Cap Interventions
44. 17 MarReality Is Never Optional
45. 17 MarQuotation of the Day…
46. 16 MarSome Links
47. 16 MarTwo Take-Aways from the COVID-19 Crisis
48. 16 MarQuotation of the Day…
49. 15 MarSome Links
50. 15 MarQuotation of the Day…
51. 14 MarSome Links
52. 14 MarQuotation of the Day…
53. 13 MarPanic and Paid Leave
54. 13 MarPrizes for Coronavirus Work
55. 13 MarSome Links
56. 13 MarQuotation of the Day…
57. 12 MarDon’t Be So Quick to Conclude that Supply Chains are Public Goods
58. 12 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
59. 12 MarSome Links
60. 12 MarPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Changing times”
61. 12 MarQuotation of the Day…
62. 11 MarGlobalization and the Lethality of Diseases
63. 11 MarSome Links
64. 11 MarQuotation of the Day…
65. 11 MarA Bleg
66. 11 MarNationalist Conservatism’s (Un)Surprising Utopianism
67. 10 MarOren Cass, Marco Rubio, and Josh Hawley are Not Friends of Free Markets
68. 10 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
69. 10 MarPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Gnarled reality”
70. 10 MarSome Links
71. 10 MarQuotation of the Day…
72. 9 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
73. 9 MarHappy 244th Birthday “An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”
74. 9 MarPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “‘Industrial policy’ is another name for central planning”
75. 9 MarSome Links
76. 9 MarQuotation of the Day…
77. 8 MarOn Oren Cass’s Response to (Some of) His Critics
78. 8 MarSome Links
79. 8 MarQuotation of the Day…
80. 8 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
81. 7 MarProtected Workers Work In Unproductive Jobs
82. 7 MarQuotation of the Day…
83. 6 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
84. 6 MarMasking Parasitism Doesn’t Make It Productive
85. 6 MarKnow the Importance of “No”
86. 6 MarQuotation of the Day…
87. 5 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
88. 5 MarPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Toddler brains”
89. 5 MarSome Links
90. 5 MarQuotation of the Day…
91. 5 MarWho Wrote It?
92. 4 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
93. 4 MarSome Links
94. 4 MarQuotation of the Day…
95. 3 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
96. 3 MarComplexity Unfathomable
97. 3 MarPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Creating prosperity”
98. 3 MarQuotation of the Day…
99. 2 MarDon’t Keep the Faith
100. 2 MarSome Links
101. 2 MarQuotation of the Day…
102. 1 MarBonus Quotation of the Day…
103. 1 MarSome Links
104. 1 MarQuotation of the Day…

February 2020

1. 29 FebSome Links
2. 29 FebQuotation of the Day…
3. 28 FebThe Most Dangerous Virus
4. 28 FebSome Links
5. 28 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Don’t punish speculators”
6. 28 FebQuotation of the Day…
7. 27 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
8. 27 FebGood for Harvard
9. 27 FebSome Links
10. 27 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Read these books!”
11. 27 FebQuotation of the Day…
12. 27 FebAt Least Listen to Adam Smith
13. 26 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
14. 26 Feb“People Are Too Healthy!” Complains the Physician
15. 26 FebQuotation of the Day…
16. 25 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
17. 25 FebSome Links
18. 25 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Idea power”
19. 25 FebOn Comparative Advantage
20. 25 FebQuotation of the Day…
21. 24 FebMark Perry’s Data vs. Oren Cass’s Data
22. 24 FebA (Very) Short Primer on Trade and Protectionism
23. 24 FebSome Links
24. 24 FebQuotation of the Day…
25. 23 FebThinking Soundly About Trade
26. 23 FebSome Links
27. 23 FebQuotation of the Day…
28. 23 FebOren Cass Differs Little from Bernie Sanders
29. 22 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
30. 22 FebQuotation of the Day…
31. 21 FebThe U.S. Government’s Fiscal Incontinence
32. 21 FebSome Links
33. 21 FebQuotation of the Day…
34. 21 FebDon’t Fall for the Fallacies of Economic Nationalism
35. 20 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
36. 20 FebNo, Hayek’s ‘Promise’ Wasn’t ‘Broken’
37. 20 FebQuotation of the Day…
38. 19 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
39. 19 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Made blue by green initiatives”
40. 19 FebQuotation of the Day…
41. 18 FebAnother Open Letter to Oren Cass
42. 18 FebSome Links
43. 18 FebQuotation of the Day…
44. 17 FebAmericans’ Shocking Prosperity
45. 17 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Heat and light”
46. 17 FebQuotation of the Day…
47. 16 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
48. 16 FebSome Links
49. 16 FebQuotation of the Day…
50. 15 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Joe & Hugo: Oily characters”
51. 15 FebQuotation of the Day…
52. 14 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
53. 14 FebAnti-Antitrust
54. 14 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “A better brew for Rwanda”
55. 14 FebSome Links
56. 14 FebQuotation of the Day…
57. 13 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
58. 13 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Society & the individual”
59. 13 FebQuotation of the Day…
60. 12 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
61. 12 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Getting the right picture”
62. 12 FebQuotation of the Day…
63. 11 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
64. 11 FebAn Open Letter to a Solon in Illinois
65. 11 FebSome Links
66. 11 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “The myth of the rational voter”
67. 11 FebQuotation of the Day…
68. 10 FebA Conversation with Bob Murphy
69. 10 FebFree Trade Straw Men
70. 10 FebSome Links
71. 10 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Politics & ‘involvement'”
72. 10 FebQuotation of the Day…
73. 9 FebSome Links
74. 9 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “My mom”
75. 9 FebQuotation of the Day…
76. 8 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
77. 8 FebSome Links
78. 8 FebQuotation of the Day…
79. 8 FebAnother Letter to Ian Fletcher
80. 7 FebSome Links
81. 7 FebECON 101 Teaches Humility
82. 7 FebQuotation of the Day…
83. 6 FebSome Links
84. 6 FebQuotation of the Day…
85. 5 FebFiscal Shenanigans Are Destructive and Not Productive
86. 5 FebPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “If I were a shill for industry…”
87. 5 FebQuotation of the Day…
88. 4 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
89. 4 FebSome Links
90. 4 FebQuotation of the Day…
91. 3 FebHuman Creativity
92. 3 FebQuotation of the Day…
93. 3 FebThe Hart of Bastiat
94. 2 FebSupporters of Trump’s Tariffs Repeatedly Reveal their Economic Ignorance
95. 2 FebQuotation of the Day…
96. 1 FebBonus Quotation of the Day…
97. 1 FebSome Links
98. 1 FebQuotation of the Day…

January 2020

1. 31 Jan2002 Review of the 2nd Edition of Posner’s ‘Antitrust Law’
2. 31 JanSome Links
3. 31 JanNote on the Fly
4. 31 JanQuotation of the Day…
5. 30 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
6. 30 JanUnseen Law
7. 30 JanQuotation of the Day…
8. 29 JanNo Global Government Needed
9. 29 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
10. 29 JanPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “To vote or not to vote”
11. 29 JanQuotation of the Day…
12. 28 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
13. 28 JanSome Links
14. 28 JanQuotation of the Day…
15. 27 JanProponents of Industrial Policy and Protectionism Know No Economics
16. 27 JanPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “The ultimate scholar”
17. 27 JanQuotation of the Day…
18. 26 JanMy Intrepid Mercatus Center Colleague Veronique de Rugy
19. 26 JanQuotation of the Day…
20. 25 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
21. 25 JanSome Links
22. 25 JanQuotation of the Day…
23. 24 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
24. 24 JanSome Links
25. 24 JanQuotation of the Day…
26. 23 JanLet’s Really Have Political Realism
27. 23 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
28. 23 JanQuotation of the Day…
29. 23 JanFree To Choose: 40 Years On
30. 22 JanJohan Norberg Channels Julian Simon
31. 22 JanAn Open Letter to Daniel McCarthy
32. 22 JanSome Links
33. 22 JanQuotation of the Day…
34. 21 JanGetting the Language Right
35. 21 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
36. 21 JanA Deficit of Clarity
37. 21 JanSome Links
38. 21 JanQuotation of the Day…
39. 20 JanOren Cass Is Incorrect to Equate the Competitive Market Process With an Inebriated Ass
40. 20 JanGovernment Schooling and Supermarkets
41. 20 JanQuotation of the Day…
42. 19 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
43. 19 JanQuotation of the Day…
44. 18 JanQuotation of the Day…
45. 17 JanWere Adam Smith and Hayek Mistaken?
46. 17 JanQuotation of the Day…
47. 17 JanMore on America’s Ignoble Experiment
48. 16 JanSome Links
49. 16 JanDavid Hart on Frederic Bastiat
50. 16 JanQuotation of the Day…
51. 15 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
52. 15 JanSome Links
53. 15 JanQuotation of the Day…
54. 14 JanNavarro’s Unintentionally Hilarious Apologies for Protectionism
55. 14 JanIn Praise of Economics Verities
56. 14 JanQuotation of the Day…
57. 14 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
58. 13 JanSubsidy Silliness
59. 13 JanSome Links
60. 13 JanQuotation of the Day…
61. 13 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
62. 12 JanSome Links
63. 12 JanQuotation of the Day…
64. 11 JanSome Links
65. 11 JanAlcohol Prohibition: 100 Years Later
66. 11 JanQuotation of the Day…
67. 10 JanOpen Letter to Martin Gurri
68. 10 JanQuotation of the Day…
69. 9 JanA Second Open Letter to Samuel Hammond
70. 9 JanOpen Letter to Sam Hammond
71. 9 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
72. 9 JanPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Sweet Land of Liberty?”
73. 9 JanSome Links
74. 9 JanQuotation of the Day…
75. 8 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
76. 8 JanThe Burden of Deficit Financing is Real II
77. 8 JanThe Burden of Deficit Financing is Real
78. 8 JanPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “A dollar dump? Not Likely”
79. 8 JanQuotation of the Day…
80. 7 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
81. 7 JanGovernment Creates More Negative Externalities Than It Eliminates
82. 7 JanSome Links
83. 7 JanQuotation of the Day…
84. 6 JanGovernment Will Fare Worse
85. 6 JanSome Links
86. 6 JanIn Defense of Econ 101
87. 6 JanQuotation of the Day…
88. 5 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
89. 5 JanSome Links
90. 5 JanQuotation of the Day…
91. 4 JanSome Links
92. 4 JanQuotation of the Day…
93. 3 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
94. 3 JanSome Hopes for 2020 and Beyond
95. 3 JanSome Links
96. 3 JanQuotation of the Day…
97. 2 JanBonus Quotation of the Day…
98. 2 JanSome Links
99. 2 JanQuotation of the Day…
100. 1 JanWhy Take the ‘Climate Change’ Crowd’s Case for More Government Power Seriously?
101. 1 JanSome Links
102. 1 JanPittsburgh Tribune-Review: “Dirty job”
103. 1 JanQuotation of the Day…